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Ballykeefe is situated in the heartland of Ireland, adjacent to its medieval capital, Kilkenny city. It is steeped in a historic heritage and tradition, holding the unique distinction of being the birthplace of Irish Whiskey. It is from our area...more

My mother and I showed up to Ballykeefe after struggling to find something in Ireland that was open in November, and although it was off season and they were technically not open, Sinead gave us a wonderful personal tasting and tour of the facility. We...More

Wow! Where do I begin? Morgan and his team are like family and took us through a tour that made us feel like a part of it too. The passion they have for their craft was contagious too! As for the tour, I’ve been on...More

I visited the distillery for an event being hosted there. We were given a tour and sampled many their drinks. You can see the care and passion that goes into the drinks, not cutting any corners, and the final quality is just exceptional. Particularly the...More

There is the liquid they told you was whiskey and vodka, and then there is the nectar of the
gods created by Ballykeefe Distillery. Drop your bags wherever you are and run to this place. You will never want to drink another brand again. Morgan...More

I am late writing this review but better late than never as the Irish say
I visited this new distillery and it was one of the most enjoyable parts of my holiday. I found the whole experience wonderful from start to finish, it began with...More

Fantastic tour, top notch facility, fabulous people producing wonderful products! We went on numerous distillery tours during our Ireland vacation with Ballykeefe by far the best! Morgan, Jaime, Carmel, and Sarah were so down to earth and answered all of our questions. They were great...More

Had a wonderful tour hosted by the owner himself. It's a beautiful new distillery with so much impressive technology and yet it is clear the passion they have for the environment and the best traditions of making Irish Whiskey
This is an award wining distillery...More

So great to see a new distillery has open in my hometown of Kilkenny since my last visit in 2015
We heard good things about this distillery and we saw it for ourselves when we took the tour. I think their whiskey will be a...More

It was an excellent tour of ballykeefe distillery. The tour guide was very knowledgeable on the whole operation. The distillery is first class, it is producing true artisan spirits and we are very happy to know that we can buy them in Germany
They have...More

My husband is an Irish whiskey fan so as well as visiting the oldest distillery at Middleton we wanted to visit one of the newest and we chose ballykeefe
It is set up in a way that allows you to see how everything works which...More

Hi Liz, many thanks for your recent message and enquiry. We would be absolutely delighted to look after you and your group next year in Ballykeefe Distillery. I would love the opportunity to speak with you further about your... More

Hi Liz, many thanks for your recent message and enquiry. We would be absolutely delighted to look after you and your group next year in Ballykeefe Distillery. I would love the opportunity to speak with you further about your requirements, you can contact me on 087 700 4538 at any stage. Alternatively if you message me here with your number, I will give you a call. I look forward to hearing from you and thank you again for your enquiry, kind regards, Clodagh